Arsenal manager Arteta: Zinchenko desperate to play against Chelsea

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·24 July 2022

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says Oleksandr Zinchenko was desperate to make his debut against Chelsea on Sunday.

The Ukrainian signed from Manchester City this week in a deal worth £32million.

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Zinchenko played 45 minutes as Arsenal smashed Chelsea in a 4-0 win.

"He was desperate to play and I knew that," Arteta told the club's website.

"It was a maximum 45 minutes but you could see straight away he was comfortable.

"He understands everything that I want, he understands the process and I thought he had a really good game."